Western Civilization A Brief History, Volume II
ISBN: 9780495571490 | 0495571490
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/1/2010
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This brief, best-selling Western civilization book has helped thousands of readers learn about the world they live in by exploring the story of its past. Jack Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Each chapter offers a substantial introduction and conclusion that sparks students' imaginations by giving them a context within which to understand these disparate themes. And while the single-author narrative makes it easy for students to follow the story of Western civilization, Spielvogel has included dozens of maps and primary sources--including official documents, poems, and songs--that enliven the past while introducing students to the challenges involved in interpreting history.
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| To Students Of Western Civilization Studying From Primary Source Materials | |
| Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century | |
| Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800 | |
| State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century | |
| Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science | ... MORE |
| The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment | |
| The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change | |
| A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon | |
| The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society | |
| Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850 | |
| An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871 | |
| Mass Society in an "Age of Progress," 1871-1894 | |
| An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914 | |
| The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution | |
| The Futile Search for Stability: Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939 | |
| The Deepening European Crisis: World War II | |
| Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965 | |
| Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985 | |
| After The Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985) | |
| Glossary | |
| Pronunciation Guide | |
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